Thursday, March 19, 2015

My Chirping Babies!

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This family of sparrows visited my balcony and I had the privilege to record their activity! This is my first proper video recording! I was sitting on the dining table chair and recording it! I had noticed a sparrow couple when we shifted to this flat. They were always in the front side of the complex. I used to place rice and bajra in my balcony to lure them. But they never came. I was telling my husband that their family is not growing, I still see only one couple of sparrows! Last week, the whole family visited me to show that their family is growing!
I feel so happy!

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I thought sparrows have become extinct at Chennai.Great to see them in your apartment.Nice video.Only you must ensure they do not build nests inside the house.In my younger days they used to build on the big octagonal clock fixed on the wall in the drawing room.My mom would not permit me to remove it

K PARTHASARATHY: I see them in a very few places in Chennai. They are beautiful tiny birds. They used to build nests in boxes in our house too. Nowadays, they are scared of humans and pollution which make them extinct. I have kept a hanging nest in my balcony and I would love them to build a nest there. But we have got too many crows and pigeons. They seem to be disturbing them. Let us see.

In our area we don't even get to see a sparrow outside, nowadays. Good to see that some are left in Chennai. I have seen sparrows in Coimbatore - they used to fly around bikes and play. What a sight that was - miss them! Good to see this video :)

RAMAKRISHNAN RAMANATHAN: I was feeling sad while watching the parents feeding the babies. The next day after I took the video, one crow came, sat on the grill and shouted at them. All of them flew away. I saw just the parents near the pots yesterday after nearly a week. Don't know where they left they left their babies. It must be a tough job for the parents to bring up their babies. After 1 1/2 years, I saw this set of babies. It was always just the two of the grown sparrows roaming here until then. If I keep grains I will be inviting crows and pigeons inside the balcony. I am feeding the crows with thayir sadam at my kitchen window. I don't want them to come this side too!

Omg, Sandhya! Awesome, doesn't describe it. I had seen only the initial few seconds of it while travelling. Absolutely cute, the way the parents are feeding the chicks. They are eating by themselves too after a while! I was wishing to see them closer and then you zoomed in! Thanks for the wonderful video! :D